Second: You are comparing my ideaology with theirs? My "ideaology" says that God wants everyone to be free to choose their own way even if He doesn't like it--as long as they don't interfere with other's on that choice. They say that if you aren't Islam then they'll kill you. And it is offensive that you would even dream of saying that the Right is the same as terrorists because we both have ideaology. And I honestly don't give a crap if the terrorists think we are terrorists because I know--and anybody with.. YES, a moral compass knows that.
And now what are you talking about? Again... I am not advocating any fairy tales here. I trust neither Cinderella nor suicide to take me to heaven, and I'm not the one going around pretending God doesn't exist just so I don't have to obey Him. And again, I didn't call Islam itself a ridiculous religion. I was refferring to the terrorist extremist form of Islam that says "jihad" amounts to killing as many civilians as possible. The energies of the world would be better spent helping the middle east, but they won't let us do that because of the power-hungry dictator's and despots that opress their own people. I don't advocate killing muslims. I advocate destroying Islamic states. I thought that freedom of(or from) religion was important to liberals.
Shim... Thank you for not being a prick. And I am well aware that racism and... Well... the allies played a big part in the turmoil that now engulfs the middle east. But why bring that up as if it is my generation's fault? Like the fact that we are allready in Iraq, making the question of whether we should have gone or not irrelevant, we can't change the past. And yeah, life sucks for the middle east. But that isn't going to change as long as they are shackled by their corrupt and despotic pseudo-theocracies.
And I am aware that America set up more than a few of these despots. Again, it is a past mistake and one we are paying for dearly now. But, if you'll remember, there was a much bigger problem than the middle east during those years. And nothing we did in the past is justification for the kind of hatered for the West that would drive the 9-11 attacks. I think you miss the point of this war. This war is designed to get rid of the fanatics. To get rid of the ones who want to murder us! If the middle east was free then this wouldn't be a problem. But of course, that isn't going to happen anytime soon unless by miracle or satanic design.
The truth is, as I am sure you know, there is no easy solution to the problem of terrorism. But backing down and letting them have their way is not it. Now the question of whether or not we should have gone to Iraq is irrelevent, because we are there. And who can you trust to win the war? If the answer isn't obvious, then you have obvioulsy decieved yourself.
Whoa. Brainbust at 3AM.... I probably will be off soon.